Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
H YOUNGSTERS.

THE YOUNGSTERS.
BRIGHT CHILDRBN'S SAYINGS THAT HAVE
GOT INTO PRINT.
Who is Going to Bury the Last Man?-What
Faith Is-A Suggestion for Ona-Legged Men
-Ned's Horse Radlsh.
Detroit Free Press.
Grandpa" inquired Johnny Bliss,
must everybody die?"
"Yes, my child. Everyone in this
world must die when his time comes"
"Welp'-lOng pause-"what I'd like to
know is, who'll bury the last MANI"
A FRESH SOLUTION.
TerdS Si1iR0s.
Little Mollie was caught by her mother
stealing apples from the tree and severely
rebuked. Her mother told her that she
must not touch those apples, as she was
going to make preserves of them.
On the following Sunday little Mollie's
school teacher, while walking home with
her from Sunday school, asked her why
God forbade Adam and Eve 70 eat of the
tree in the midst of the garden.
Because he wanted to make preserves
ont of the apples" was the childish reply.
REVISION.
Oh City Derrick.
Robert johnson, who lives on the Fisher
farm, has a little boy, Dave, who is Just
old enough to be taught to say his prayers.
The other evening his mother was teaching
him the Lords Prayer, and got along very
well until they reached the line, Give US
this day our daily bread"
The mother repeated it twice, but the
child made no attempt to follow her.
why don't you say it?" urged his
mother.
"'Cause l dou't want bread" said the
boy; Il want pie"
YOUTH AND AGE.
Omaha Herald.
Omaha child-Mamma, that old lady in
the corner is
Mamma-Hush! That is Miss Spinster!
You must not call her old.
~ wonder how young she is?"
81 don't know"
~ guess she must be about 40 years
young"
FACILE PRINCEPS.
s.. Paul GlO5e.
The subject Of human greatness was
touched upon in a Sunday school class, and
the teacher aptly illustrated by reference
TO the President. Then she made the APP
plication:
Now, children, great as the President
is, wise aud all that, - much as he is
loved and honored, there is one we should
love and honor far above the President of
this country. Do you know who that is?'
The teacher paused solemnly and reyer-
entity, for an answer. And she got it. Not
from one or two or three OF the class. But
in concert and i~ustantaneously every little
boy and girl shouted out,
"Mrs. Cleveland"
WONDERFUL THREE-YEAR-OLD.
BdbghoOd.
Our little three-year.old is very fond Of
oranges. One day when he had eaten a
large one he came to mamma and wanted
more. How many are there in the dish?"
asked mamma.
he connted them. Gust three" he
said.
Every we'll" was the reply; there is
one for papa and one for mauma and one
for you. You can have one" He ate it
and wanted another.
"How many are lef?" asked mamma.
"Just two," he replied, lone for papa
and one for me"
.''Rut where is mine?" said the astonish-
ed mother.
"Oh," he replied quickly, ~ have eaten
lit"
SKIM MILK PRAYING.
Hartford Religious Hsruld
10 a family boarding school, lately, after
the Sunday lesson, q group Of boys linger-
ed asd fell into conversation on the sub
iect Of prayer. One boy stated that he
never prayed kneelinG; he said his prayers
in bed
"Ho!n exclaimed the youngest Of the
group, that is skim milk praying"
MADE OF DUST, you KNOW. ,
San FanciSco Chronicle.
The two-and-a-halfyear-old was watch
ing the fog effect the cold heat had on his
young breath, and tickled with it he was
breathing his lungs ont
"What are you doing that for?" said his
mother.
"rm blowin' the dust ont Of me-"
ALL THE SANE.
Hartford C0IrdRt.
A small Hartford child, Just home from
Sunday school, informed his father that
he could name the first five books of the
New Testament. They were, he said,
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Hatch
ct" and then, thinking people looked
queer he hesitated and added:
"well, hstchet or axe, it's about the
same thing"
A GOOD DEFINITION.
Harvard La1apooR. :
Mamma-Edith, can you tell me what
Edith taeed sirt-Ob, yes; it's believing
what You know isn't true. Fact
THE LONGEST WAY ROUND.
Hdrper's BG:GT. IS
Mary was sent awsy from the dinner Ia
BILE because she misbehaved and told to 90
mp stairs and tell nurse to put her to bed.
The family coming in from dinner o half
hour later, found her threading her way
among the parlor chairs and tables in most
complicated figures. "MaryFn exclaimed
her mother, didn't I tell Won to 90 nm